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Schools in Calhoun Township

Calhoun Township’s public schools

St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297 and Cheylin Unified School District 103 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calhoun Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 2% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297
Students per teacher
10.4
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
461 students on the public path
In brief

Calhoun Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Calhoun Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Cheylin Elementary places highest (better than 84%); Cheylin Jr/Sr High lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Calhoun Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: St Francis High and Cheylin Jr/Sr High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Calhoun Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297.

Two districts serve Calhoun Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 297 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,222KS $14,966 · FY2024
B
Cheylin Unified School District 103Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 164 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$20,671KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 29732%
State average 32.5% · 149 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 29732%
State average 29.4% · 153 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cheylin Unified School District 10332%
State average 32.5% · 69 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cheylin Unified School District 10342%
State average 29.4% · 73 students tested

Calhoun Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Calhoun Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Calhoun Township—St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297 PK–12 · Cheylin Unified School District 103 PK–12
Bird City—Cheylin Unified School District 103
Cleveland Run—St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297
Orlando—St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297

2 of the 3 neighbors share St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297 with Calhoun Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Calhoun Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Calhoun Townshipin other towns
St Francis Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Francis
A−
133 students13:1Rate it →
Cheylin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bird City
A−
102 students10:1Rate it →
St Francis High
High · Grades 6–12 · St Francis
C
164 students12:1Rate it →
Cheylin Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 7–12 · Bird City
C−
62 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Calhoun Township’s schools

Are Calhoun Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Calhoun Township. St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297 and Cheylin Unified School District 103 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calhoun Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Calhoun Township in?

St. Francis Community Schools Unified School District 297 and Cheylin Unified School District 103.

Where do Calhoun Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: St Francis High and Cheylin Jr/Sr High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.